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California Friends church resists denominational takeover
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Friends Ugandan Safe Transport responds to renewed anti‐LGBTQ actions in Uganda
Friends Ugandan Safe Transport (FUST) issued a call in December 2019 for increased support to counter renewed anti‐LGBTQ pressures in […]
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Pickett Fund closes after 29 years
In February, the Clarence and Lilly Pickett Endowment for Quaker Leadership announced that it is closing and moving its […]
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Visa denials impact Scattergood Friends School
Scattergood Friends School has a long history of welcoming international visitors, most notably serving as a hostel for refugees […]
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Viral coming‐out video raises LGBTQ issues at George Fox University
Reid Arthur, a senior theater major at George Fox University (GFU) in Newberg, Ore., was already out as gay […]
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English ecumenical group blocks Quaker in same‐sex marriage from president position
Churches Together in England (CTE) announced on November 22, 2019, its decision to have British Quaker nominee Hannah Brock Womack […]
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Posted in: February 2020, News
Guilford College responds to Westboro Baptist protest
When three members of Westboro Baptist Church—a church in Topeka, Kans., known for its harsh anti‐LGBTQ beliefs—came to protest […]
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New York Yearly Meeting adopts yearly meeting membership
New York Yearly Meeting (NYYM) approved “at large membership” (membership through the yearly meeting instead of through a local […]
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Pacific Yearly Meeting joins Friends General Conference
In October, Pacific Yearly Meeting’s request to join Friends General Conference (FGC) was accepted by the FGC Executive Committee. “We […]
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FWCC secretary to lead world ecumenical organization
Gretchen Castle was named the next chair of the Conference of Secretaries of Christian World Communions at its meeting […]
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